craft beer

noun

: a specialty beer produced in limited quantities : microbrew

Examples of craft beer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Enjoy craft beer, wine, hard seltzers and margaritas, and local food trucks. Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 15 Sep. 2024 The airline has also placed New Jersey craft beer on tap for travelers to enjoy a taste of the local breweries. Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2024 Eat and Drink: Pizza Port has been a pillar of good pizza and craft beer since the early 1990s. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 28 July 2024 Few pairs of words are quite as divisive in the craft beer movement—and arguably craft beverages at large. Erik Ofgang, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for craft beer 

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Word History

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of craft beer was in 1986

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“Craft beer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/craft%20beer. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.

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